Amazon rolls out free shipping promotion for the holidays

This promotion waives that minimum for the time being, and puts Amazon in-step with competitor Target, which waived its $35 order minimum and now offers free two-day shipping to all customers through December 22.

And more than three-million items will be eligible for same-day delivery during the holiday season for Prime members.

It's offering free shipping on all holiday orders arriving in time for Christmas.

"Amazon's move to give free shipping for all this holiday supports [the] thesis that retailers are catching up on Amazon with supply chain speed, fulfillment and delivery", Konik wrote. The company's help page for the new program has the fine print: "With free shipping, your order will be delivered 5-8 business days after all your items are available to ship, including pre-order items".

Most of this year's sales growth is likely to come from online purchases. Analysts estimated that Amazon took almost half of all online retail sales in 2017, and that it will account for even more this year.

This year the retail firm is introducing a new "AR View" feature that will allow customers to view products in more detail before they purchase them.

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